Trade Overview - In the first seven months of this year, China's total goods trade value reached 25.7 trillion yuan, reflecting a year-on-year growth of 3.5% [1] - In July alone, the total trade value was 3.91 trillion yuan, marking a year-on-year increase of 6.7%, which is 1.5 percentage points higher than June, achieving a new high for the year [1] Import Data Energy Imports - In July, China imported 47.204 million tons of crude oil, with a cumulative import of 326.568 million tons from January to July, up 2.8% year-on-year [2] - July's refined oil imports were 4.031 million tons, with a cumulative import of 23.391 million tons from January to July, down 16.6% year-on-year [2] - Natural gas imports in July totaled 10.632 million tons, with a cumulative import of 70.144 million tons from January to July, down 6.9% year-on-year [2] Mineral Imports - In July, iron ore and its concentrates imports were 104.623 million tons, with a cumulative import of 696.569 million tons from January to July, down 2.3% year-on-year [3] - Copper ore and its concentrates imports in July were 2.560 million tons, with a cumulative import of 17.314 million tons from January to July, up 8.0% year-on-year [3] Wood and Pulp Imports - In July, imports of logs and sawn timber reached 465.3 million cubic meters, with a cumulative import of 33.479 million cubic meters from January to July, down 12.3% year-on-year [4] - Pulp imports in July were 2.877 million tons, with a cumulative import of 21.455 million tons from January to July, up 6.5% year-on-year [4] Export Data - In July, steel exports were 9.836 million tons, with a cumulative export of 67.983 million tons from January to July, up 11.4% year-on-year [5] - Exports of unwrought aluminum and aluminum products in July were 542,000 tons, with a cumulative export of 3.462 million tons from January to July, down 7.9% year-on-year [5] - Rare earth exports in July totaled 5,994.3 tons, with a cumulative export of 38,563.6 tons from January to July, up 13.3% year-on-year [5]